Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-12-01
LOCAL NEWS.


Less than month until Christmas.
b stands for blizzard, that comes
from the north.
Old gag: It's all over town:
What? The snow.
Mrs. Tyler's daughter, Dora, is
quite sick, with fever
w. M. Ireland is now established
in his old office in the Allen-Hubbard
block.
w. w. Winstead is preparing to
move into his new residence on west
Broadway.
Happy is the kid that lives by the
mill, he can slip to. the river and
slide to his fill.
A letter from California states that
Mrs. Henry G. Walker is lying very
dangerously i'll.
Don't forget the japanese Fair, Fri
day, Dec. End. No one can afford to
miss this beautiful display.
Our hardware men have been doing
considerable work in the froze-pump
line for the past day or SO.
Remember Friday Dec. End the u.
u Leauge hold their great fair and
supper at the court house.
The Cant boys are building very
neat cottage in the west end of town,
south of w. H. Campbells.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Ward, Of Kelley's
Island, are visiting the family of Mr..
Richard Pleger, of this city.
Nell Harrison, who is teaching in
the extreme northwest part Of the
county, was in town last week.
Holiday advertisements have be-
gun to sprout, and we hope to have a
full crop before many days.
Miss Mamie Cotton, who has been
teaching south of Dundee, has given
up her school and returned home
Henry Uden was down from Odin
postoffice Friday last telling about
crop prospects and things in general.
Prof w. H. Fertich, County;Super.
intendent Viewer and several other
Pawnee county educators were in the
city attending the teachers association.
The local freight on the branch Sat
urday did not get any further out
than Dighton on account of the snow
which had caught the preceding local.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. M. Ireland have
returned from California, both won.
derfully improved in health, but not
weaned from their love of Kansas in
general and Great Bend in particular.
Newspapers at 20 cents hundred,
spread out carefully and placed sever
al deep under your carpet, will bring
you comfort and satisfaction. This
Office has supply of papers still on
hand.
The Woman's Relief Corps vii.
hold a meeting i'll the Odd Fellows
hall Saturday afternoon, at 3 o'clock.
Dec. Sd, for election of officers. Let
each and every member be present.
Mrs. f. Il. BENEDICT, Sec'y.
T. T. Smith, who has for some time
past been with A. r. Moss, is now
behind the counter at Chas. Beye's
grocery house. Mr.. Smith is very
good clerk, and we think Mr.. Beye
has made good acquisition in secur-
ing him.
Louie Zutatvern has received a let
ter from John Alefs, who is sojourning
in Southern California, in which he
says he likes the climate and has i'm
proved very much in health, that it
is as warm as the month of June and
times lively.
Mrs Sumption has opened her dress
making rooms in the second house
east of. the Morrison hotel, and will
co dressmaking in the latest styles and
at prices to suit the times. She uses
the tailor system of cutting and fitting
and guarantees satisfaction.
Thursday afternoon the sports all
went out to the race track to see
Dave Gray's unknown foot racer get
done up by the colored man, John